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Artesian Well in Prairie du Chien

Date: 1880
Description: Elevated view of Artesian Well, located near the intersection of Wisconsin Street and South Minnesota Street (since renamed Wacouta). It was dubbed by some...
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Vedder House

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Description: Quarter plate daguerreotype of the Cornelia Vedder house. A woman is standing on the porch. Described as the house "where George Winnie, a conductor on the...
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Villa Louis

Date: 1860
Description: View from field of Villa Louis, the residence of Hercules L. Dousman.
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View from Case's Block

Date: 1870
Description: One-half stereograph of town, elevated view looking northeast from Case's Block.
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View from Bluffs

Date: 1910
Description: View from the bluffs in or near McGregor, Iowa. A fence and trees are in the foreground.
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French Cemetery

Date: 1953
Description: French Cemetery, Father Dunand, May 8, 1817.
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French Cemetery

Date: 1953
Description: French Cemetery, showing the grave of Mrs. Alexander Gardipe.
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Fort Crawford Military Cemetery

Date: 1905
Description: Fort Crawford Military Cemetery, restored by the United States Government about 1905.
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DeLury Log Cabin

Date: 1920
Description: A view of the DeLury log cabin, where four generations (at time of photograph) of the same family have lived. Probably built around 1840. A man is standing...
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Alfred Brunson House

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Description: Rev. Alfred Brunson's home, which was brought in pieces by flat boat from Meadville, Pennsylvania, via St. Louis in 1836. The construction and arrangement ...
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Brisbois House

Date: 1920
Description: View of the Brisbois House, east elevation. A fence and trees are in the foreground.
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Brisbois House

Date: 1900
Description: A front view of the Brisbois house. It was built from limestone sold by the government after the construction of Fort Crawford.
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Benedict Octagon House

Date: 1940
Description: The Benedict House. Built by Dr. Alonzo Benedict and designed for two families. The original roof did not function correctly, so the builder put on a secon...
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American Fur Company

Date: 1901
Description: View across railroad tracks towards the offices of the American Fur Company. The roof is damaged or deteriorating.
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American Fur Company

Date: 1901
Description: View across railroad tracks towards the offices of the American Fur Company. The roof is damaged or deteriorated.
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Farm Pasture with Road Sign

Date: 08 13 1961
Description: A pasture along Highway 60 on a foggy morning. In the middle of the pasture near a fence is a sign for "WIS 60" underneath a caricatured Native American fi...
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Kickapoo River Valley

Date: 09 10 1961
Description: An elevated view, looking westward, of the Kickapoo River Valley.
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Country Road

Date: 09 09 1961
Description: View down a country road with fences on both sides. In the distant sky, a cumulonimbus cloud is backlit by the sun. A farm with a barn and silo is on the r...
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Mississippi River Bluffs

Date: 07 05 1965
Description: View from the Mississippi River toward the bluffs. A residential home, old bank building, truck and railroad building are on a hill among trees below the b...
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Horse-Drawn Carriage

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Description: View down dirt road toward a large, partially dead tree with two trunks in the center. Nearby on the right is a person in a horse-drawn carriage. There is ...

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